North Korea is facing international censure for sinking a South Korean warship in March. Pyongyang has rejected blame, saying that the claim was fabricated and threatened war if sanctions were imposed.

Earlier suggestions for the cause of the sinking included accidental collision with an unexploded sea mine left over from the Korean War. However, a team of investigators, including experts from America, Australia, Britain, and Sweden, found part of a torpedo on the sea floor that matched the lettering of a North Korean design.

The U.S. has called the sinking an “act of aggression,” and Britain, Japan, and Australia have also expressed anger over the sinking.

Pyongyang said it would send its own inspection team to “verify the material evidence” behind the accusation. Meanwhile, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed to take “stern action.”

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